Hi everyone - I haven't been here in a while and I have been doing really well. I'm now on Anafranil (Clompiramine) and it's working for me. I have Xanax to use as needed but I haven't needed to in a while which is great. However, I just had a particularly nasty case of swimmer's ear so I have had a couple of doctor and ER trips for that. I was originally put on Augmentin and was doing okay anxiety-wise but the infection I had was spreading so during the 2nd ER visit I was put on Ciprofloxacin. I noticed within hours of starting the new med my anxiety was starting to creep up but I didn't think a lot of it. Today I woke up from the little sleep I did get and my anxiety was worse, heart pounding and all. I did some research and found that this class of antibiotics can cause anxiety symptoms. I contacted my PCP and he said it's only a few days just keep taking it. My problem is that I have worked so hard to get my anxiety under control I don't want something like this messing it up. Has anyone had experiences with this? And most importantly - did the symptoms go away after you stopped taking the antibiotic?
Post Edited (AnxiousMomma) : 7/16/2012 7:31:05 PM (GMT-6)